Bicycle-support.



No. 63L998. Ptented Aug. 29, I899.

0. H. BIDSDALE.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

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BICYCLE SUPPORT.

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BICYCLE SUPPORT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES Iil. RIDSDALE, OF GUISBOROUGH, ENGLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,998, dated August29, 1899. Application filed February 17, 1898. Serial No. 670,619. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES HENRY BIDS- DALE, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing atHutton,Guisborough,in the county of York,England, have invented certain Improvements in Bicycle-Supports, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means forsupporting a bicycle in an uprightposition when at rest and in connection therewith means for utilizingthe hollow legs of the support as a tire-pump and a receptacle,respectively, and means for locking the bicycle against being wheeledaway by unauthorized persons.

In carrying out this invention in its entirety two hollow or tubularlegs are employed, one being fitted up as a tire-pump and the other, forexample,as a receptacle for articles needed by the rider, and these legsare connected by a clip to the cycle-frame and preferably to the lowermember thereof in front of and near the crank-hanger, so that when thesaid legs are down in supporting position and locked fast they will bein the path of the cranks or pedals, and thus prevent the bicycle frombeing wheeled away when the legs are down. The legs are pivotall yconnected to the clip, so that when down they diverge laterally like theletter A, and they are geared together at their pivots, so that theymove together when turned up or down. Each leg is rigidly connected toits shaft, which carries the gear, so that they stand out laterallyclear from the cycle-frame, and the two legs are in different planes,taken at right angles to the hingingaxcs, so that when they are turneddown and diverge laterally at their lower ends their upper ends, whichare or may be prolonged above the hinging-axes, may not interfere witheach other or with the member of the cycle-frame to which the clip issecured.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate an embodiment of theinvention in its preferred form, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a partof a drop-frame bicycle, showing the support, on a small scale, with thelegs turned Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the support as seen in Fig. 1and on the same scale. Figs. 3 and 4 are views corresponding,respectively, to Figs. 1 and 2, on the same scale, but showing the logsfolded up. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the device on a larger scalethan the principal views and showing only the parts adjacent to or atthe clip and hinging axes, and Fig. 5 is a detached axial sectional viewof the hinging spindle and sleeve. Fig. 6 is a front view of the partsseen in Fig. 5. This view shows the legs folded up, while in Fig. 5 thefarther leg is shown as turned down, the nearer leg being broken away oromitted to avoid ob scuring the other parts. Fig. 7 is a rear view ofthe parts seen in Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 a plan thereof. Fig. 9 is a viewshowing the inner face of that half or section of the securingclip towhich the leg that is utilized as a tirepump is hinged, and Fig. 10 is asimilar view showing the inner face of the other section of the clip.Fig. 11 is a section of the clip and locking devices, taken in the planedesignated by the line a: 00 in Fig. 5. Fig. 12 is a vertical section inthe plane designated by the line y y in Fig. 5. Fig. 13 is a side viewof the swing-bolt used for securing the legs in their positions. Fig. 14is a side elevation of the leg utilized as a tire-pu mp. Fig. 15 is anaxial section of the upper end of the same; and Fig. 16 is sectional endView, the plane of the section being designated by lines as in Fig. 15.Fig. 17 is a side elevation, and Fig. 18 an axial section, of the legused as a receptacle.

A is the clip through which the two tubular legs B and B are connectedto the cycleframe. This clip is in two sections or halves a and a,shaped to embrace the cylindrical member of the cycle-frame and securedtogether firmly when in place by screws 1) and 11.

-Within the clip is soft material 00*, as rubber,

to interpose between the metal of the clip and cycle-frame. Therespective legs are secured fixedly in sockets or embracing-collars Dand D, and these collars are respectively connected rigidly to two shortsleeves E and E,

fixed, respectively, by screws 17 and b on two spindles a and a whicharehere shown as square. The journals 0 of the spindle a find bearings cin the section a of the clip, and the journals (Z of the spindle a findbearings cl in the section a of the clip. The axes of these spindles areparallel, and the sleeves E and E are geared together by intermeshinggear-teeth e and e on the respective sleeves, as best seen in Fig. 12.By this construction I ployed.

2' was both legs are caused to fold up or turn down in unison. Thecollars D and D, which embrace the respective legs, are not placed opareattached, Figs. 4c and 6, to the respective Y sleeves E and Etangentially to said sleeves and the shafts at points which will beoutward or on the outer sides thereof when the legs are folded up, sothat when in this position there will be sufficient space between thelegs to accommodate the members of the cycleframe. WVhen thelegs areturned down, these points of attachment are brought inward, asindicated. This construction permits the spindles to be placed closetogether and gears of small diameter to be used. In fact, when the legsare down they cross obliquely at their upper ends like the letter X andwhen folded up they are parallel and embrace the seat member or pillarO" of the cycle-frame, to which they may be secured, if desired, by astrap m, as seen in Fig. 3. It is convenient to construct the twohinging-shafts by which the legs are connected to the clip of spindles,with sleeves fixed thereon, the sleeves carrying the gear-wheels; butthis detail of construction is not material to the invention.

To secure the legs B and B in position when set, a swing-bolt F, Figs. 5and 13, is em- This bolt is hinged to the clip A by the screw 1) and hasa curved guide-slot f, in which is a limiting guide pin or screw f, andit is also furnished with a thumb-piece f by which it can beconveniently manipulated. To form the securing device for the legs, thespindle a has formed on its end a cam-piece g, Figs. 5, 5, 6, and 12,and when the legs are down in supporting position, as in Fig. 12, theymay be secured in that position by pressing in the bolt F so as to bringits rear locking-lip 71- up to the bearing d and close to a planevertical face g on the cam-piece g and between this face and the innerface of the section a of the clip. This prevents rotation of thespindles, and consequently the shifting of the legs. In Fig. 5 the fulllines show the boltin its operative position and the dotted lines showitin its inoperative position.

hen in its operative position, it may be secured against manipulation byunauthorized persons by any suitable lock, but preferably by acombination-lock G. (Seen best in Fig. 11.) A box is formed on theclip-section a by a plate a and fixed on this plate is the tube 6, aboutwhich turn the lock-disks-i, said tube having a keeper 2' at its outerend to hold the disks in place. One branch 1' of the staplebolt of thelock passes through the tube 2 into the hollow of the box, and on theinner end of this branch is a stop-collar 2' which permits the boltsufficient play for unlocking, but which prevents its entiredisengagement from the lock. The other branch of the staple-bolt has alocking-pin 5,- which passes through a bolt-hole in the plate a andthrough a bolt-hole also in a projecting lip f of the swing-bolt F whenthe latter is in operative position, said flange or lip f entering thebox through a slot or way in the end of the same and playing in saidslot. The legs when secured in their operative supporting positioncannot of course be spread apart; but they may be brought closertogether at their feet, so as to raise the cycle a little and lift andhold the front wheel thereof ofi from the ground. cleaning the cycle.

The legs B B may be secured by the swingbolt F when they are folded up.To effect this, a projection Z is formed on the campiece g, which is soplaced as to take the po- 8 5 sition seen in dotted lines in Fig. 6whenthe legs are folded up, the locking-lip h on the bolt F taking directlyover said projection and preventing the outward rotation of the spindlesnecessary to bring the legs down.

To hold the swing-bolt F frictionally wherever set, a thin steelcup-washer m, Fig. 6, may be placed under the head of the head of theguide-pin f.

The swing bolt F has at its hinging end, Figs. 12 and 13, a guard-plate'17,, which takes over and screens the head of the screw 17, andalsoacurved or hooked piece 11?, which stands off from the face of theplate n a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the head :00

of the screw b. In Fig. 13 the body and head of the screw 1) areindicated by dotted circles. The hooked piece 42 is made to take aboutthe body of thescrew 1) between the head of the latter and the part inwhich the screw is [05 set,'and the platen then takes position over thehead of the screw and screens it from, view and access. When the piece nis hooked about the screw 1;, the bolt F is swung or turned intoposition to receive the guide-pin no f and the latter is placed. Thehooked piece W now prevents the bolt F from being disengaged from thescrew b; also, the part f of the bolt F is cranked out or ofiset, sothat it screens the head of the screw 1') and prevents 1 1 this screwfrom being tampered with. The positions of these parts are seen in Fig.11 and also in Fig. 5, where the screw 1) is represented in dottedlines. Thus it will be seen that when the swing-bolt F'is in itsoperative [20 position and locked the clip A cannot be removed by thewithdrawal of the screws 19 and b, and when the clip-is mounted, asshown in Fig. 1, near to the crank-hanger M the legs will be in the wayof the cranks, so that 12 the cycle cannot be wheeled away while thelegs are down whatever may be the character of the ground on which itstands.

The hollow leg B serves also for use as the barrel of a pump forinflating the tire, as seen This-is a convenience when 80 inerely to beturned down to the supporting position. The upper end of the leg extendssome distance above the securing-collar D when the leg is so turneddown, and it is in the end of this prolongation that the pumprod plays.Figs. 14:, 15, and 16 illustrate the details of the pump on aconveniently large scale. In these views, H is the pump-rod, provided atits outer end with a handle 0 and playing through an aperture in thecover 19 of the barrel. In order to limit the inward movement of the rodin pumping, and thus prevent the fingers from being pinched between thehandle 0 and the end of the barrel, and at the same time allow thehandle to be pressed down close to the cover 9 and secured when the pumpis not in use, a limiting-stop and a securing device are employed, andthese will now be described. A rotatively-mounted apertured disk 0' ismounted on the cover p, and this disk may be conveniently held in placeby spinning over the thin metal of the cover around the margin of theopening in the latter onto the disk, as shown. In the inner 'margin ofthe disk 0 is formed a notch or keyway q, and in the covet-p is formed asimilar notch or keyway (1. These keyways may be put into coincidence orregister by rotating the disk 0. On the pump-rod H, near the handle 0,is fixed a key or spline p of such size that it will pass through thekeyways q and q when they register and of such length as to form adistancing-piece to limit the approach of the handle 0 to the cover 19.This key prevents the pump-rod from being pressed down far enough topinch the fingers of the user, provided the keyways are not in register,or if in register they are not in the line of movement of the key 19, asthe latter will then strike the disk 0, and thus prevent the handle 0from approaching too near the head of the pump-barrel; but when thedevice is not in use as a pump the keyways or notches are made toregister, the pump-rod turned until the key 19 is alined with them, andthe pump-rod pushed in until the key passes entirely through the cover,and a soft packing r under the handle bears on the disk 0 and isslightly compressed. The pump-rod is now turned enough to put the key pout of register with the keyways, and the disk 0 is turned enough to putits own keyway out of register with the keywayin the cap, when thepumprod will be held from falling out and the looseness of the partswill be taken up by the packing r. Where the leg B is to be used as apump, when turned down it is desirable to brace it so that it will standthe strain, and this bracing is effected by the means now to bedescribed.

On the inner side of the upward prolonga tion of the leg Bis fixed a lug10, Figs. 11,14, and 15, which has in it an aperture is. When the leg isturned down, this aperture It comes nto the position seen in dottedlines in Fig. d in section in Fig. 11, and as the swingbolt F is closedin a lug Z thereon, Fig. 5, en-

ters said aperture, and thus forms a brace to steady the leg. On theopposite side of the bolt F is another lug 1, Figs. 11 and 13,which atthe same time takes snugly behind the outer edge of a flange on theclip-section a, and this lug consequently relieves the guidepin f of aportion of the outward pull of the upper end of the pump when the legsare turned down and secured. Then the leg B is turned down, its upperend comes in front of the screwf and prevents it from being tamperedwith; but even if this screw were removed while the bolt F is in itsoperative position this bolt would still retain its position and protectthe screws 1) and I), thus preventing the unfastening of the clip A.

Figs. 17 and 1S illustrate the construction of the hollow leg B,'whereby it serves as a holder to receive various articles useful to abicycle-rider. J is the removable foot of the leg, adapted to be screwedto the latter, and K is the screw cap or cover. Within the leg may beplaced a loose false bottom L, preferably flanged or cupped, as seen ats in Fig. 18. In case any article should become jammed or stuck in thereceptacle the foot J and cap K are removed and the false bottom L,together with the contents, pushed out with a stick.

The prolongation of the upper ends of the tubular legs beyond theirhinging-points provides room for their screw-covers and also room forsteadying the leg which serves as a pump, and the arrangement of thehingeaxes laterally exterior to or at the sides of the legs permits ofutilizing the interiors or hollows of these legs, as described.

It will be noted by comparison of the side views Figs. 1 and 3 that theaxes of the legs are fixed obliquely to the axes of the turning shaftsor spindles, whereby when they are down, Fig. 1, the legs standsubstantially vertical, but when they are folded up, Fig. 3, theyincline backward so as to embrace the seat-pillar C, so that they may besecured thereto.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A bicycle-supportconsisting of a clip or mounting to be secured to the cycle-frame, twoleg-hinging shafts rotatively mounted in hearings in said clip andgeared together, said shafts having their axes oblique to the axis ofthe clip, the legs fixed at their sides, or tangentially to therespective hinging-shafts in such manner that the axes of the legs crossthe axes of their respective shafts obliquely, as shown, whereby thelegs are caused to cross when turned down and to lie substantiallyparallel when folded, and means for securing the legs in position whenturned down, substantially as set forth.

2. Abicycle-support consisting of a clip or mounting to be secured tothe cycle-frame, two leg-hinging shafts rotatively mounted in said clipand geared together, the two legs secured in a tangential position tothe respective shafts whereby the axes of the leg and its shaft lie indifferent planes, the legs crossing their respective shafts obliquelywhereby the legs are caused to cross when down, and a bolt for lockingthe legs in either of their two positions, substantially as set forth.

3. A bicycle-support, comprising a clip or mounting adapted to besecured to the cycle frame, and a pair of legs pivotally connected tosaid clip by joints which have separate pivot-axes, said legs beingpivoted in positions the one forward of the other and one being hollowand having an upward prolongation beyond the pivot-axis and providedwith a cover whereby its hollow interior may be utilized, substantiallyas set forth.

4. A bicycle-support, comprising a clip or mounting adapted to besecured to the cycleframe, hinging-shafts mounted rotatively in bearingsin the clip, and a pair of legs, one at least being tubular, securedtangentially to the respective hinging-shafts at the sides thereof whichare at the outside when said legs are turned or folded up and at theinside when they are turned down, said hollow leg being provided with aremovable cap whereby its hollow interior may be utilized, substantiallyas set forth.

5. A bicycle-support, comprising a clip or mounting adapted to besecured to the cycleframe, a pair of legs pivotally connected to saidclip so that the legs may be folded up, or turned down into operativeposition, gearing which compels both legs to move together, a cam-piecewhich turns with one of said legs, and a swing-bolt, hinged to the clipand having a locking-lip adapted to take in front of a plane face onsaid cam-piece and lock the legs against movement when turned down,substantially as set forth.

6. In a bicycle-support, the combination,

with the clip and its securing-screws, and a supporting-leg hinged tosaid clip, of a swingbolt adapted to lock said leg when turned down,said bolt havinga hook 71 engaging one of the clip-securing screws, apart or, which screens said screw, and a slot and guide-pin,substantially as set forth.

7. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with a clip or mounting to besecured to the cycle-frame, a supporting-leg pivoted to said clip andhaving a cam-piece which turns with the leg, a swing-bolt hinged to theclip, said bolt having a locking-lug to interlock with said cam-pieceand hold the leg against movement and a part to receive the bolt of alock on the clip, and the said lock, substantially as set forth.

8. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with the clip, asupporting-leg pivotally attached to said clip, and the swing-bolt,hinged to the clip and adapted to lock the said leg against movementwhen down, said bolt having an apertured lugf of a lock G, fixed to theclip and having a bolt which extends through the aperture in said lugand through a registering aperture in a part of the clip and locks theclip and bolt together, substan tially as set forth.

0. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with a clip or mounting forattachment to the frame of the cycle, of a combined tire-pump andsupporting-leg pivotally connected with such clip at a point that isbelow the end of the leg which is uppermost when the leg is used as asupport, and provided with the pump-rod, passin gout through its upperend when the pump or leg is being used as a support, substantially asdescribed.

10. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with a clip or mounting forattachment to the frame of the cycle, and a combined tire-pump andsupporting-leg pivotally connected with such clip, and provided with thepump-rod, passing out through its upper end when the pump-leg is beingused as a support, a portion of the combined leg and pump extendingupward from the pivot-axis thereof, and a bolt or fastening carried bythe mounting and means by which it may be engaged with theupwardly-extended portion of the combined leg and pump,substantially asset forth.

11. In a bicycle-support, the combination with a clip or mounting forattachment to the cycle-frame, of a combined inflater or pump andsupporting-leg pivotally connected with said clip and having a pump-rodpassingout through its upper. end when the pumpleg is in use as asupport, said rod having a handle on its outer end, and a distancing keyor piece to limit the extent of movement of the rod when operated, andthe cover of the pump having a notch or keyway adapted to pass said keywhen put into alinement therewith, substantially as set forth.

12. In a bicycle-support, the combination, with a clip or mountingadapted to be secured to the cycle-frame, of a combined tire-pump andsupporting-leg pivotally connected with said clip and provided with apump-rod, a distancing-key p, on the side of said pump-rod, and a disk0', mounted rotatively on the cover of the pump-barrel, said disk andcover having in them keyways, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

13. A bicycle-support consisting of a clip or mounting adapted to besecured to the cycleframe, two leghinging shafts rotatively mounted inbearings in the clip side by side, but each extending at one end somedistance beyond the other, said shafts being geared together, hollowlegs, having their ends which are uppermost when the legs are used assupports provided with removable caps, said legs being fixed to therespective shafts at the portions thereof respectively which extendbeyond one another, whereby such ends will be clear of thehinging-shafts respectively when the legs are acting as supports,substantially as described.

14. A bicycle-support consisting of a clip or mounting adapted to besecured to the cycleframe, two leg hinging shafts rotatively piece andlock the leg against movement 20 mounted in the clip side by side, andone of when turned down, substantially as set forth. them extending atone end some distance be- 16. In a bicycle-support, the combination yondthe other, said shafts being geared towith a clip or mounting forattachment to 5 gether, legs fixed to the respective shafts, one theframe of the cycle, of a combined tireof said legs being hollow andhaving a repump and supporting-leg of which the barrel 25 movable cap onits end which is uppermost or cylinder is pivotally connected with thewhen the leg is serving as a support, said clip at the end of saidcylinder, from which hollow leg being fixed to that one of the shaftsthe piston-rod protrudes, whereby said rod [0 which projects beyond theother shaft, subis left free to be operated While the pump is stantiallyas set forth. serving as a leg, substantially as set forth. 3o 15.Abicycle-support, comprising a clipor In witness whereof I have hereuntosigned mounting adapted to be secured to the cyclemy name, this 2d dayof February, 1898, in frame, a leg pivotally connected to said clip thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. '15 so that it may be folded up,or turned down CHARLES H RIDSDAIE into operative position, a cam-piecewhich J turns with said leg, and a swing-bolt, hinged Vitnesses: to theclip and having a locking-lip adapted i WILLIAM COCKFIELD,

to take in front of a plane face on said caml W'ILLIAM HUDSON.

